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RJ AFT'SCAMPAIGI
ney Used Lavishly to Forc
His Nomination.
ILIC DUTIES NEGLECTE
8crotary of War Sponds Most of Hi
trimo Travoling Over the Country I
he interests of His Candidacy
,Print Paper Uscro Will Get No Re
lkif From Congress - Concernin
Yachts, Public and Private-Cot c.
Our Naval Establishment-Plans o
the Stand Patters.
By WILLIS J. ABBOT.
One of the curious featric ofne
athingl h Wash ingtoila I the rapi
ity with vhli a story, at irst in.r.;
intriled at, [Ipa4ses quickly from th4
realm of rumaor to the polut of publi
cation. A few days ago it was rui
imored that the facts voncernc:ing thi
enoi'!lIMs explelditutres3 of, mtIey beini:
miade to sicure tihe noiniaion for thu
presideciy of Secretary Taft were Eke
ly to e imade the subject of invesiga
tion by a -widely cireulated wevekcly pa
per. Within forty-elght hours the Stor;
of the Taft money camilpaigl wNas toh
iII full inl at New York iewspaper.
Secretary Taft Is fortluate In havin
a trotlher who Is eatormously rich, wht
attained his fortunte partly throug
marrlage and partly because ! of i
Vhrevd combialation of- polities aiw
business and the successful autpipuhi
tion of public service franchises in Ci
clInlati. Two weeks ago people 11
WashingtollN who professed to knox
told ine that the Taft (camflpaign foi th
nomination was costing in the negi1
borhood of $so,000. The investigator
for tile New York paper, proceedin!
along, as I havs, reason to know, enthr;
ly distinct lines. fix it at $750,000. Thh
be It known, is the expenditure up t
dlate, yet the real wor-k of control lln,
a convention has only just begur
While there have been men travelin
all over the United States In the it
terest of Taft, while lie has had lea(
quarters in WashliUgtol and i Colun
bus, yet what las been done up to th
present time does not represent hail
the expenditure that will nlecessaril
have to be made if his brother Is I
buy the nomination for him. The col
vention is nearly three mouths off, an
these three lmonthls will be the tilti
that, if it does not try imen's souls, wl
try their pocketbooks.
Many people on the Republican sid
of the house and senate think that Se
retary Taft woild have done bett<
to have miade his canipaign withoi
this lavish expenditure of money. .
Kentucky congressmlial living a1mo!
directly across the river from lima sal
to maae today that two of the issuc
likely to be raised againstl Taft are hI
apparent leglect of the dutics of III
oile wh1ile traveliu till over the Uni
td States in the itere'sts of hl., ca.
didacy atnd the lav-ish use of aoney
force his nomination upon an unwil
ing p~arty.. At presen'at Secr'etar'y Tal
stays nlothug han: answer to an~y cit
eism, lbut 10 lhe shaall ibe nlominate ld b
wvill have to expI~lilu wheance ctamie I11
money that paid lfur is extra vagam
ca mpa igna nel huw heo wais able to s
cure fr'oza a civil rervwice reforma precs
dlent thec leisure to go to 11 allarts
tile woridl for self ~adver'tisemenat an
political p-urpboses.
Dodging Free Paper.
Tfhe 11 nwptaper pullhishers' and0 owa
ers of tihe L'anted Slates who have bey
pleadling withi thIais conigr'ets foar relki
agalnst the extortions of the ipapt
trust will no0 doubt shlout wvith jo
whena thlay learnm that the lepulien
miajoaity laos nareed to put ana Item I
the nariculta l appropriatlon l t
their baeniei t. lTe huige sumI or $10,0C
Is to lbe aasked for the investigation<
newl siubrtanaces fr'omi which papier ma11
be made.
I happena to knaow thle proprietors<
three or four diff'erenat naewspmaplers <
circulations ranginag froa 15,000 to 2.
-000 daily whao saly thait the ire'enat ii
crease ina the price of plaper lana et
down t heir not (earnmings from $15.0L
to $20,000 aim~lIily. You Canl imazg1
whlat It mau'tI have' meanlt to pa! 1
like the (ic kago Trilmne. tihe Ni'
Y~or'k Worl and the ilhibidelphia Nor
Amner.lcii, wVithi Ii 1e ti .es thIat circee
tionI.
tioan aasked thatIII pilt paper~' L and til
rtaw malteth;I aaecetsslary for the aman1
mlitted( to thais (country3 free of duit
Theiy 5Qent a 'onunllitltee to ianter'vie
Piden5((.lt itoose'veil ona thea subjiet
and1( he tossed themt at willed boinOii
bly saying. ill his ntext m lessage thIs
this shloldt he doine ini order to prote
our forests. T1hie ltepulican'il conagres
or, rather, the five menu whao run it, d
elded, however, that to touch'l the tari
on paper or on wood1( pulp wouldi lbe
openi the tariff qulestloon. Tlhe~refO
nothaing Is to be one onl tile subhje
except t ' apprtopiaionl of $10,000
seure t ion whlichl will b~e (1ui
as n -I 'Ie paper' trust as
Wi's vspapers n1ow gromt~
una y heel of that trust.
Whl.' no Rtepublicani papers I
ennnlihiio .. thn nieairlnnt whn 1
trayed tiem and for the congress
which Ignored theim going to (10 about
It?
Yachts, Private and Public.
A New York newspaler the other
)3 day inltel half a page ,f pictures of
-IIm yachts1 owned01 by mi:1!ionlaires ofe
'v that were ol'ered for sale
the finaiial stringency niow
Thyare b1uw., beshi:
three of thle:: rqrn
tic from thrty-eigit to fifty Ien.
-ieor officers, and .!1 0emplo(yedl
flr tIte cwnfout and luxury of one nian
lid his gtests. They are blgger than
fhe caravels with whIleh Coutlubus dis
covered Ameriea or the shlp whlt
) which Com(modore 'e erry oplenl Japani
f to v,*v.ste:'a, CIviliz'ati-In, b t they are
I nothing nlore than floathig pleasure
houses.
If 'rosideit Itoosevelt laI! done noth
Ing worre tIhan to cause a panic which
comlimIled the iiillonaire owners of
steam yachts to thro,0w thei oil Gie
mar1iiket nothiI hg coulid he said a Inust
isI; vol Ies. Tlue )uwl Is k:mi t:ie
saime policy adopted by the Iepiubilean
party which impels Mr. Vande1bilt t:
sell his yacht cuts Tom an .1 .iu ind
Jerry out of jobs. Meaniwhile the
presiimlit suffers not In the sligttest
degree. Ills salary and allowanees.
which in all exceel $",00.000 a year.
coltlinle withoit reduction. And om
of his two yalxts. the Maytilower, Is
even niow oil i voyage from IIIaimptonl
R(oads to Yleksbutrg. Miss.. nearly 2.'00
miles, for the Imrptose of taking Mr.
itoosevelt and I few friends to N&-A
Orlemns, a distance of hatrely 200 iler.
Tine was when a presitdenIt of th..
United States who used navy vesel .
even for his own carrilage Iy anid dowi
- the Potomac was not merely ridiculed
- but deliouinced. Today whenl the pre-.
I dlt himself goes nothing smaller than
a battleship witli two cruisers I at
* tendance wNil1 serve him. The presiden
Ithl yachts are ordinarily useful only
for the women and children o- the
Roosevelt family.
Expenses of War and of Peace.
Naval eireles in Washington are In
terested i the reports that come here
concerning what seemlis to be an effort
of Emperor William to check the rival
ry of nations in naval expenditures.
Of course every oine remoeilbers 1hat
the first news of IEmperor Willitam's
entrance upon this cause camtie when a
letter froml him11 to Lord Tweedlmouith
vas given a limiited pubiliity in 1lng
land. More recently it. was gossip
0 about the Army and Navy lub here
nid the various legatious that a Ilk(
letter hail been sent by the kaiser to
a disinguished Italian statesman.
Gossip has it that other letters of the
same sort are out.
Of ciurse the professional navy man:1
insists that the reason for the em
r ero'sx Ihiterest ih lim i ting sea arma
it mI.nt Is due to the fact that German3V
is net well Itted to become a iiav.I
pomwer. Ifr Inirl'Irs ire fow, her p.)
Spic not marl Ilitie. But all the sante
her itavy is either the secoid or the
tiuhhl In the world. I ler merchant
iuwriune Is easily s!econl, and iII OHe line
of 2lips. the lIII imhurg-A merleau, she
hIa thle greateL.?. fleet of niichant ves
.;ls afloat. TI I-imperor VIllht ni i,
d1hilOmatticalIly trying to rednee ex
3t1(enitures( fo!.r wart vessels. he. cannot
b e chia red wvith doIng it t hrough fear'
or for pier on~al rea:sons onlyV.
F 1ew peoiple unaderstand how great
tare the emli tu~ttres made by conigress
(cIt her In pay ment for past wars or In
prepartion .xiifor futur an i'itd possily
SImagInary wvars. Tloday out of the rev
euines ofi the niain mtore thuau t05 pe
cent goes to Uisins, to the army and1(
the utvy andi for ntew naval ('rn1st rue
tion. Mr. Iloosevelt hass aslaed for four
nt ba Itleshlps fliis year. Illis requmest 1is
'1not going to he accededu to, hut If It
r were it would mean an approxpriation1
y of c'asily $50.000f.000. Understtand thtat
n this Is merely for new contstruact ion.
n for h)aftleshipsu- ounly, imiianting cruis
r ers. lorpiedo boats and the suloanarines
0 whleh aret just at presenit the .0ource
f of nmuch seanadal in congress. If1 one.
y tenith of' the money Spent in payIng thu
cost of past wars and1( in preparing foi
f othera. which all hope will never ht
i declared, could be used In dlevoin ix
our waterwatys, in digging enalsxi It:
-preserving forests and ineral lands
t the comitry and Its people0 would lie 5(
ii prospe'rous that If a 'foreigni dan ugo
e should thlreaten It It would be bet tot
-s able to meet the emergency.
v Thle least esti nale h of the a pproprit
h tions oif this session of (cong'ress h:
$0 !iu')0. 0O. Tlhat Is the money whle!
wvll be' apprboprhiated' in ai six imontths
- sessIon jlust b efore ai preishiltilal ('l('(
e tion. a t11me whlen the p litlIehIinas of' t h<
i- miajori'ty par'ty arie t rylng very hardi t'
I- he economleal. 'Tha t ineans, rough~dly
.speakinug, $12 for every man1 i, wtnnu
tv and1 (ch111( In the Utiltedl Stateus. (it
t, (d101 dlon't pay ta xes. Thel ir lenb
t must pa:y thiemi for themi, for of cours<
it this mtioy must In some1 waiy h<i
.t found. StatisticIans estimate the a ver
s, age family as be'ing made up of tin'
pecople. '[hat means that this s:
ft months' conlgress wtIll cost flue aiverai
:o man1 $(i0. Is there not re;.sont why hx,
re should interest hims~elf in srecuring:
tcongress which will reduce ftaxatIion
1o even If It redulces the spectautlar fea
to tunes of the army and inavy in so do
It lng?
dTariff Reform in the House.
Now, this Ia the cheerful agrement
e- by which the Itepublicans of the huous<
the' haflon. Mdreover, it is the shrewd
plan by which the stand patters in thet
same party are going to try to keep
their tariff revision brethren i!t line.
The plan Is to authorize the coinmit.
tee oi ways. and means, whileh s of
course the commuittee In ebat'ge of tar
iff schedules, to sit during t!e' coming
summnier, talking testituony andati her
ing data with a view to tarff r -vision
after O:ie next inauguratioi. ihe iiair.
Ian of tImt committee is Serenio ''ayn
of New York. Its most powe1u' me.n
ber is Dalzell of Pennsylvaiia. high
priest of protection. All the other Ite
publican members down to Nchk I.ong
worth of OhIo are aVowed high tariff
mien and( stand patters. The se~venl
Democrats, headed by Champ Clark,
could do nothing to secure even fair
hearings. Of Course the sehieimie is sinm
ply to offer anl excuse for putting off
any tariff legislation until after olee
:on. 'i'hat p(wtpoleient will bel made
with or witiotit atiny excuse. 1ut If
this plan rhail he adopted no Mitizen of
the Unitedl State.. who is restive under
tariff t:atlon need look upon it its
other thau a cheap subterfuge.
Washington, D). C.
The Taking
Cold Habit
The old cold goes; a new one
quickly comes. It's -the story
of a weak throat, weak lungs,
a tendency to consumption.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
breaks up the taking-cold habit.
It strengthens, soothes, heals.
Ask your doctor about it.
The best kind of a testimonial
"Sold for over sixty years."
Made by.J. 0. Ayr Co., Lowell. Mass.
Aloo nanuwfcturers of
SARSAPARILLA.
A er PILLS.
HAIR VIGOR.
Wo have no secrets I We publis
the formulas of al our modicineis.
Keep the bowels regular with Ayer's
Pills, just one pill each night.
To The Public.
The Board of Count,- Commiisioners
gives notiet that they will not approve
nior. pay any claii for bridgo or road
work not contracted for by one of them
before the work v as performd.
E. F. LOOPER,
Su pei visor.
Here is Relief for Women.
If % ou have pains in the back, Urina,
ry. BlWid her (ir Kidney trot be, and wan'
a certnlin. pluitsit herb cure for wom.
in's ills. try Mothr Gray's AUsTrALAN.
i.E. I i a safe and never-niling
re'gu lator. A t. Druggists or by mail 50c.
Sampie p'nckage FitEE. Adlres, The
Mother Gray Co., LeRoy, N. Y. f20t4
J C J McWA IN
L AWY ER,
Greenville, 5. C.
Notico Final Settlement and Discharge
Notice is hereby given that I w'ill mfakce
apliIcatioin to J. B3. Newbery, Esq.
Judge of I rob'ato for Pickens county, inl
thme s'ata of South Carolina, on the 9th
dlav of A pril, 190O4, at 11 o'clockc in t he
forenoon, or as soon thereaifter as said
aIp1i(ictionl (can be made, for leavy to
miake final 5* s--tetet of the estate' Of
Ci. Mil). T1roter. deceased, and obtain
d iischarge' as admniListrator of sii I es
tat--. J. W. TROTTER.
March 12, 1905. Administrator.
To B;reak in New Shoes Always Use
Allen's Foot-'w, a powder. It pre
vonts Tfighutneis and Blistering, CUrcsE
swollen, Sweam' ing feet. At all Drug.
Igists ilnd shoe sti'res, 2hc. Sample mail
ed1 FR~EE. Addma se, A. 8. Olmistedl. Le
Tur.v N.YV. febi20w4.
O iIA III.E STON & WVERTElIN (CAfOLINA
hAlLWAY.
Arrival and D)epa~rturo of Traina., Green
ville. 5. C. Ea'etive A pril 1.3, 1900.
.630n , No. I8 dail~y exceplt Sutinhty, for Lau
- tsa i n IIitermdi atIse stat ins, arrive at
IP :15 p mn. No. 53~ dalily for Laurens, (Ullnton
Newberry. I'oh.,, hini, a uter anid Charles.
ton, co.nnctting at Sumptier with A. C. ,.,
Trint No.. 82 for itichmnd, Washlington
Sill eatstern1 citis, a id at Iauireiis with C. A
W. . Trin No. I for Spairitnurg anid
rein Nt 2 for G;I'Ci e iod, A tugusti, etc.
At iive tainuret S I:3 pt m,~ 'lmnton
:2:i im N ewt erry :t.0 top. mi, C:olumbnitn 4:45
Sumote'r tl:20' P m, Cunriestoi 9:-10. h';.arlan
burg1 3:30 p. ml, Gretenwoodt 2:-16 p mn, y' mt
4:10 p m Io'3 . ity ecpt Sundaiy. for Lau
rentsiand inte 1m1 tlhite istations. A rrive at
ATiivALH
1 0:'0 ia in No.857, daily except Sun dny frota
ILii11u 1 iisl anditermedhtj~te staltiom,.
.00i p mi, N o. 15, ditty exce(pt Sunda iiy, fromu
Lnureins andIII nte:-iiedhIiteI slations.
3:25 p mn, No.52v. <htl from C2harlestoni Sar nter,
Coluiasis New~ he rry, Chiton, 51pa1rtnunng,
A~ ugustai, G rei.woodi L~aurenis. etc.
Tmrains No. !'! and tE3 run through betwcon
Cha rlestonl w.1ithotli I ha ige.
J. W. Lion. Agt. Geo. TI. tryano Gen. .\gt.
GREEtNVI L LE, S. C.
Irniest Willhums, G.. P. .
R. M. nraint. Traf. Mani. Anuin GnI.
.'4
TATt1
to buy Bargain;
TOWN LOTS:
acre on Main Street in P i.
ens. Price $400.
2 lots in the town of Callic,
which can be bought dirt che<
Within stone's throw of dep,
$1 100. New 4-room hou.
ideal location in town of Pick
ens. Let us show you this.
% 3acres in good residen.
portion near the college. O.
ly $6oo.
We have also a few of thos
nice lots left on the Robinso-.
place. Desirable property..
I we will fill them.
Taylor.
and Stocks.-2..a
i. Carolina.
kens Drug Co.
t . 4
1-4-4 8 =
on Fertilizers
Fruit-Growers
The yield. willb.
amount of plant fuoot
e.you give your trees 01
plants-you can de
pcnd on it. The bctter
they are fed the greaiter
and more valuable will
be your crop). Fertil
ize sparingly and you
reap sparmngly.
n The fact th'at over a milliorr
o t o n s o f Virginia-Carolina
Fertilizer were sold last year
provcs them to bc without
t equal. E.very fruit farmer,
dl no matter what method ha
-.now uses, should get the Vir-i
r ginia -Carolina
tCom pany's
new Year Book
or Almanac.
It is free to all p t
vho are inter
r es ted eog
towiefor it.
Address us to
1'below.
VIRGINIA-CAROLINA.
CHEMICAL CO.
flRchmondl, Va. Durham, N. C. "
Norfolk, \T. Charleston, S. C
Columbia, S. C. Baltimore, Md.
Atlant a. Ga.
Savannah, Ga.
Montgomery, Ala.
Memphis, Tenn.
Shreveport, La
REAL
Now is the time
FARMS:
120 acres near Central; 30 in
cultivation, balance in timber;
15 acres in bottom. $i1.00
per acre.
$1,000.00. 16( acres; good
5-room house and outbuildings;
50 acres in cultivation. 'I his
place is known as the Parrott
place near Antioch church io
miles of Pickens.
256 acres original timber land
with good houses and good
orchard; only 8 miles from
Pickens; fine strong land. Go
ing at $4.50 per acre. This is
a bargain.
Let us know your wants, an<
Holder 8
Real Estate
Pickens, S
Office over Pi<
F.~~ A.Fnly
i cke ns, . 4.
00
Fq X~ 0,0
F. A. Finley,
Pickeiie, . V
Plain Talks
A Talk to
You use a fertilizer
of course, but do you
use enough ?
The yield per acre,
and the profit therefrom
increases in far greater
proportion than the cost
of additional fertilizer.
What is an increase in
cost of $2.00 to $10.00
per acre for fertilizer
when the returns therefroi
showv an increase of $50.00
$250.00 per acre ?
The big Magnolia Fru
Farms at Durant, Miss., teste
the wvell-known Virginia-Ca
olina Fertilizc
in differen
their strav
1.4,. berry c r op
Result: wvhc
1,000 lbs. pc
acre were use
the profit wa
$75.omforep
acre than who
500 lbs. pc
acre were used;
This is modern intensive Cu
ture, the method that is doul
ling and trebling the crops <
all kinds of fruit in
either good or in poor
and worn-out land all
over the country-and
in good soil, too,'